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Trial reportInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2015

The effect of a health promotion intervention for construction workers on work-related outcomes: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Laura Viester, Evert A L M Verhagen, Paulien M Bongers, Allard J van der Beek

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Trial report in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Total Worker HealthInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura ViesterDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, l.viester@vumc.nl.
Evert A L M Verhagen
Paulien M Bongers
Allard J van der Beek
Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NLEMGO Institute for Health and Care Research · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of a worksite health promotion intervention on musculoskeletal symptoms, physical functioning, work ability, work-related vitality, work performance, and sickness absence.

methodsIn a randomized controlled design, 314 construction workers were randomized into an intervention group (n = 162) receiving personal coaching, tailored information, and materials, and a control group (n = 152) receiving usual care. Sickness absence was recorded continuously in company records, and questionnaires were completed before, directly after the 6-month intervention period, and 12 months after baseline measurements. Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to determine intervention effects.

resultsNo significant changes at 6 or 12 months of follow-up were observed in musculoskeletal symptoms, physical functioning, work ability, work-related vitality, work performance, and sickness absence as a result of the intervention.

conclusionsThis study shows that the intervention was not statistically significantly effective on secondary outcomes. Although the intervention improved physical activity, dietary, and weight-related outcomes, it was not successful in decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms and improving other work-related measures. Presumably, more multifaceted interventions are required to establish significant change in these outcomes.

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Construction IndustryOccupational HealthAbsenteeismAdultHealth PromotionHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal DiseasesOccupational DiseasesSick LeaveWork

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PMID25481382
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